Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 194

Chapter 194: My Everything

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Chapter 194

~Zara’s POV~

The drive home was steeped in silence. Snow’s hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles pale from the pressure.

I opened my mouth to speak several times, desperate to break the silence but the words never came.

His jaw was set, his icy blue eyes fixed on the road, and I could sense the storm brewing beneath his composed exterior.

If he could have fought and gotten away with it, Snow would have been pitted against other Aphas with Zade supporting him.

By the time we entered the driveway, our tension had escalated significantly. Snow turned off the car but didn’t move. I hesitated, waiting for him to say something—anything—but he remained still.

"Snow," I began cautiously, placing a hand on his arm.

He withdrew from me swiftly. Without a word, he exited the car, slamming the door behind him as he stormed inside.

I stayed rooted in my seat for a moment, my heart sinking. What could I say to reach him when he was like this?

When I finally entered the house, the sound of Snow’s footsteps echoed upstairs. I stayed in the living room, collapsing onto the couch as a deep sigh escaped me.

Moments later, one of the maids approached, carrying a steaming cup of tea. She set it down gently in front of me. "Jasmine tea, ma’am," she said softly. "It’s calming."

I managed a small smile of gratitude, picking up the cup. The warm aroma wafted upward, soothing me as I took a sip.

But the calm didn’t last long. My mind spun with the events of the evening—the stares, the whispers, and most of all, Kaid. His imposing aura, his smirk, and the way he claimed I was promised to him all annoyed and suffocated me.

I still couldn’t bring myself to face my mother after what happened. The betrayal I felt ran too deep. How could she have known about this and said nothing? How could she allow me to be blindsided like that?

But the more pressing question lingered at the forefront of my thoughts: What if Kaid refused to back down? What if he came for me again? How could I fight someone as strong and powerful as him?

The sound of a punch against a wall tore through the silence, jolting me from my thoughts. A spike of energy rippled through the house, Snow’s fury radiating like a tidal wave.

I jumped to my feet, placing the cup down as I hurried upstairs. The door to our bedroom was ajar, and when I stepped inside, my breath caught at the sight before me.

The bathroom door was wide open, water running from the shower in an unrelenting stream. Snow stood beneath it, his back to me as water cascaded over his hunched figure.

His head was bowed, droplets trailing down his naked chest and back. While one hand clenched against the wall, the other rested against it for support.

"Snow," I whispered, rushing toward him.

He didn’t respond, his breathing laboured and his body stiff. I hesitated for only a second before hugging him from behind and wrapping my arms around his broad shoulders.